Intro to Catholic Folk Magik

Classes are held remotely through Google Meet. Each session is recorded and recordings will be made available in a dedicated channel on our Discord. Joining the class live each week is optimal but not necessary, so if you are in a different time zone, have other obligations or want to join the class a few weeks in that's fine - you'll have the recordings to rely on.

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In this crash course we will map the landscape of Catholic folk magik. Discover your patron saints, access the divine feminine through Mary and the many Madonnas and learn how to honor your ancestors through classic, effective spells and rituals. We'll explore an accessible framework for magikal practice with dozens of examples of spells, rituals and prayers which call on this veritable pantheon of helping spirits so that you'll leave with the tools necessary to begin or enhance a living practice.

• How one may navigate this universe from the perspective of the witch and the history of magikal practice centered around Catholic icons
• The essential difference between official doctrine and popular practice
• What is a saint? Why work with the saints? Where do the saints get their power?
• What is a patron saint? How does one find their saints?
• Who is Mary? What is a madonna?
• The cult of the Holy Dead: the feasts, rituals and practices of ancestor veneration and the veneration of the saints through relics, offerings and pilgrimages

This class is open to all, regardless of experience or personal faith. Closed captioning will be provided.